Wild Flower Photographs by H.E. Robbins, Pittsfield, Mass. A collection of 107 platinum prints, mostly hand-colored.

Henry Eugene (H.E.) Robbins was born on October 12, 1865 in Pittsfield, MA. As a young man, Robbins attended Pittsfield High School and Cornell University. He spent a great deal of time working as a clerk for his father's plumbing and heating company, Robbins-Gamwell Corp. As a photographer, Robbins admired and emulated the work of Edwin Hale Lincoln, particularly his New England Wildflowers collection. Robbins died on July 26, 1946. His funeral was held the next day on July 27, 1946 at his home. Though Robbins did not achieve much fame in his life, the Berkshire Museum held an exhibit of Robbins's work from January 19 to April 2, 1989.